Question

evaluate (1/2)raised to power of -5​

Answer 1

Answer:

Recalling that

(

a

b

)

x

=

a

x

b

x

,

(

1

2

)

−

2

=

1

−

2

2

−

2

1

−

2

=

1

as

1

raised to any power is just

1

.

So, we have

1

2

−

2

Recalling that

a

−

x

=

1

a

x

,

we get

1

2

−

2

=

1

1

2

2

=

2

2

=

4

Answer 2

Answer:

$( \frac{1}{2}) ^{ - 5} = ( \frac{2}{1} ) {}^{5} \\ = 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \\ = 32$

Answer is 32.

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